A Large-Scale Sodium Loop for Coupling to the Sandia National Laboratories S-CO_2 Brayton Cycle

摘要

A sodium-cooled fast reactor using supercritical CO_2rnpower conversion cycle is an attractive option for thernfuture of nuclear power. There are multiple reasons forrnthis, including but not limited to: economics,rnenvironmental footprint, efficiency, and potential tornutilize a vast resource of available energy for thousands ofrnyears. In order for this potential to be realized, the DOErnshould consider developing a sodium/SCO_2 test loop tornensure that the relevant capabilities are in place for futurernlicensing of this technology.